We are looking to recruit a skilled and professionally qualified individual to lead a range of specialist operational teams within our Adult Social Care & Health Department. This is an exciting opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people in East Sussex in some of our most important service areas, such as:

Working age and older people’s mental health social work.

AMHP

Emergency Duty Service (Out of Hours)

DoLS

Substance Misuse

This position would be well suited to somebody with a strong background in mental health social work and management, in particular somebody who has an excellent understanding of the relevant legislation and its application in an operational setting.

The right candidate will be an experienced manager with demonstrable experience of partnership and collaborative working. The County Council is nearing completion of two major transformation programmes with the three local Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS Provider Trusts, under the banners of East Sussex Better Together and Connecting for You. The purpose of these programmes is to deliver the wholesale integration of health and social care commissioning and provision, including Primary Care. The successful post holder will have the unprecedented opportunity to be part of the shaping and implementation of these ground-breaking initiatives.

You would be joining a dedicated and experienced team in an organisation that strives to deliver excellent outcomes. We know the current climate is tough but so are we and we have great people who continue to secure high quality outcomes for the people of East Sussex.

If you are passionate about making a difference and if you think you have what it takes to lead and develop high quality mental health services, we want to hear from you.

To apply, please click on the visit website button which will redirect you to our dedicated website with the full job description and candidate information pack.

Alternatively, if you would like a confidential discussion with our retained Penna consultants please ring Nick Raper on 07715 690463 or Michael Earnshaw on 0207 332 7895.

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